Avatars

Change your look in an instant!

An avatar is a person’s persona or representation of one’s self on Internet forums and other communities. An avatar can be used to help retain the user’s anonymity in online communities; however the representation can be customized to reflect their own appearance, identity and personality.

Experience an extreme makeover!

Explore

Avatar Generators

• Doppleme - Create great looking avatars for your website or social network
• Hero Factory - Generate a graphic novel hero/heroine.
• Face Your Manga
• Build Your Wild Self
• Dream Avatar Creator
• Zwinky - This is not a choice for Macs!
• Abi Portrait Avatar Maker
• ShrinkPicture
• Yahoo Avatars - Requires an account
• Meez
• Mr. PicassoHead
• Be A SuperHero - Requires a kit to be downloaded
• Otaku Avatar Maker
• Voki
• Portrait Illustration Maker
• Be Funky
• VivaVoodoo
• Create an avatar for Second Life

Research

• The Impact of Avatars and 3D Virtual World Creation on Learning (Deuchar & Nodder, 2003)